Hungarian Figure Skater Performs to AC/DC
This is the first year figure skaters can perform to music with lyrics at the Olympics, and so far, the song variety has been absolutely delightful. There was "Despacito," by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. There was "Hometown Glory" by Adele. And most importantly, there was "Who Run The World (Girls)," which made me believe that figure skating and Beyoncé should have come together long ago. But Hungarian figure skater Ivett Toth may have had the most creative song choice yet by performing her short program to an AC/DC medley.
Toth performed to both "Thunderstruck" and "Back In Black." Here she is performing the routine at an earlier competition this year:
This is a huge contrast to the classical music skaters normally perform to, and Toth also has a totally different look. If you're going to perform a routine to this type of soundtrack, you have to *send it* with your outfit. Toth wore imitation leather leggings with a black studded leather jacket and black leather gloves. The biker-chic aesthetic is 100 percent working for her, IMO.
The routine earned Toth a score of 53.22, which isn't enough to make her a medal contender, but it was her season best. The NBC commentators weren't loving the routine, though. Johhny Weir said he couldn't understand the lyrics (lame). And even though he may not have been loving it, Twitter certainly was.
this lil one came in with the AC/DC knowing full well the judges would hate it and sis did NOT give a fuck pic.twitter.com/qBWX3lZslG
- Cammien Ray (@CammienRay) February 21, 2018
Girl from Hungary is skating to @acdc and I’m honestly just jealous #olympics
- Arin Segal (@arinsegal) February 21, 2018
Hungary’s Toth skating to ACDC in a leather outfit made me look up from my candy crush. #Olympics
- Erika Tsang (@ErikaTsang) February 21, 2018
So I'm still rooting for the US, but that girl from Hungary who skated to #ACDC was just awesome. #olympics #PyeongChang2018
- Funk is the Solution (@ImThatDoug) February 21, 2018
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